Word: marked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...average undergraduate looks forward to Commencement as the end of his connection with the University", said Mr. Marvin. "It can mark, however, and should mark for every graduate the beginning of a long period of Harvard experience. While an undergraduate, he has had this experience in a concentrated form for four years, but he can, if he wishes, have close associations with Harvard for the rest of his life. He will find these associations as delightful, inspiring, useful, and valuable as any he will have in life...
...That for mine," Tom declared in positive tones. "I am going, without obligation on my part, to mark with an X the subject or subjects in which I am particularly interested. Come on, it's the chance of a life-time...
After a perfect start, the race developed into a contest between the University and Navy crews, for Syracuse soon dropped behind and trailed nearly a length at the half-mile mark. The University led by half a length at this point, rowing 36 to Navy's 34, but unable to shake off the clinging Annapolis crew...
Approaching the mile and a half mark, the Navy raised its stroke to 38 and crawled up on the University shell several feet. In the next quarter mile, the University was unable, in spite of a spurt, to stem the Navy's advance and a quarter of a mile before the finish the Navy led by half a length...
...class crew event, the Yale Juniors were left nearly half a length behind at the start. The course was a mile and three-quarters, and by the mile mark Yale had pulled up and was leading. Open water showed for a hundred yards, but the University Junior crew spurted to within half a length of the Yale craft before the finish was reached. The Yale time was 9m. 50s., with the University four seconds slower...